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Why genomic sequencing is crucial in COVID-19 response

Why genomic sequencing is crucial in COVID-19 response

In December 2020, South Africa detected the Beta variant and in May 2021 the Delta variant, thanks to robust genomic surveillance. Professor Tulio De Oliveira, a renowned bioinformatician who identified the Beta variant, explains the criticality of genomic sequencing. Professor De Oliveira is the Director of the KwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform (KRISP) and Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation (CERI) based in South Africa.
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São Tomé e Príncipe atinge o objectivo global para a vacinação contra a COVID-19, vacinando mais de 10% da sua população.

São Tomé and Príncipe reaches the first global target for the vaccination against Covid 19 by vaccinating more than 10% of its population by end of September 2021.

São Tomé, 30  September 2021 – São Tomé and Príncipe has fully vaccinated 10% of its population against COVID-19, reaching the September global target by the World Health O

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Zimbabwe receives nearly one million COVID-19 vaccine doses from COVAX

Zimbabwe receives nearly one million COVID-19 vaccine doses from COVAX

Zimbabwe has received 943,200 COVID-19 vaccine doses from the global COVAX Facility to complement ongoing national vaccine deployment. 
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Cross-section of participants during the commemorations

Celebrating Older Persons in Tanzania

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Scaling up genomic sequencing in Africa

Scaling up genomic sequencing in Africa

COVID-19 has had a catastrophic impact on lives and livelihoods. But it has also spurred impactful scientific research that gave the world a vaccine in record time and thrust genomic sequencing at the centre of pandemic response.
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Fifteen African countries hit 10% COVID-19 vaccination goal 

Fifteen African countries hit 10% COVID-19 vaccination goal 

Fifteen African countries—nearly a third of the continent’s 54 nations—have fully vaccinated 10% of their people against COVID-19. The global goal of fully vaccinating 10% of every country’s population by 30 September was set in May by the World Health Assembly, the world’s highest health policy-setting body. Almost 90% of high income-countries have met this target. 
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Joint Operational Review conducted for effective response to emergencies in South Sudan

WHO Joint Operational Review conducted for effective response to emergencies in South Sudan

To improve response to emergencies, the World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and partners convened a Joint Operational Review (JOR) to ev

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L-R Isah Alilu, a water vendor with Abubakar Mohammed, a community youth sanitation volunteer at Tudun Wada North, Niger State

Niger state strengthens sanitation systems against open defecation   

Minna, 29 September, 2021 - On the frontline of ensuring that communities in Niger State stop open defecation, dispose of faecal sludge properly and embrace dec

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